CITY HALL — The long-delayed Civic Center Village housing project narrowly skirted another stumbling block Tuesday when three City Council members dug in their heels over a provision requested by the developer to extend the term of the land lease 50 years past its original expiration date.
CITY HALL — The ideals of historic preservation have been pitted against principles of design aesthetic by an appeal of a Landmarks Commission vote to alter the look of the future Town Hall Square Park in front of City Hall.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials are considering switching to district-wide fundraising, a move which proponents believe would cut to the roots of the achievement gap by evening up financial support for schools with higher populations of low-income students.
It seems that the major local "Issue of the Moment" is future operations at Santa Monica Airport. SMO, as it’s known to aviators, has its detractors. Anti-airport rhetoric and feelings increased dramatically after an unnamed novice pilot in a rented Cessna 172 crashed shortly after taking off from S
MALIBU CITY HALL — Revolutionary fervor gripped the Board of Education meeting Thursday as Malibu residents protested their lack of representation in a district they say is disproportionately funded by their taxes.
The Westside’s Emergency Winter Shelter Program will open six weeks early this year in order to help deal with a sudden and dramatic increase in homelessness in Council District 11, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilmember Bill Rosendahl announced.
WEST LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama signed a bill into law Wednesday that would release millions of dollars to retrofit and renovate several buildings on the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration campus.
CITY HALL — A diminished City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to push forward with the second phase of a visioning process examining the future of Santa Monica Airport despite calls by neighbors to go back to the drawing board.
An inspector general audit has found the Department of Justice is guilty of extravagances such as treating conference attendees to $16 muffins to be washed down with $8 dollar cups of coffee.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman is stepping down from his post as the city’s top cop. Jackman, 52, who was appointed chief in December 2006, informed his command staff Tuesday that he would be retiring at the end of the year, but would remain on the job as interim chie
MAIN STREET — Santa Monica-based RAND Corp., a 60-year-old think tank that got its start as a government research and development unit, has selected a new leader.
